You needn’t “inform” Alphas cocreator Zak Penn that he is treading on well-covered ground with his new Syfy series (premiering Monday at 10/9c) about individuals with – cue Mohinder narration — “hyperdeveloped neurological abeeeeelities.” No, the scribe whose credits include X-Men 2 and X-Men: The Last Stand knows full well that he’s putting a new sheen on an old chestnut. READ MORE